Fear of Movement: Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Version of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia for Headache in Patients with Migraine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While triggering by physical activity is a criterion for the diagnosis of migraine, evaluations regarding fear of movement related to physical activity are lacking in the literature. This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, adapted to headache (TSK-H), in patients with episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM). This questionnaire is a newly developed version adapted for headache, based on but different from the original TSK used in low back pain, and has not been previously validated in Turkish for headache.

Methods

Patients between the ages of 18-70 were included in the study. Demographic-clinical information was obtained after expert committee evaluation and cross-cultural ada

SUBMITTER: Onan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12577432 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature